Really stoked about next years UK Sonisphere festival with the big 4 (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer & Metallica) headling on the friday night and Slipknot on the Sunday night
Children of Bodom, Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God, Satyricon, Old Man's Child, Dream Theater, Pantera, Avenged Sevenfold...and I'll throw CKY in there even though they aren't truly metal.
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Has anyone listened to the new Helloween album yet? It is fantastic!
I really liked "Gambling with the Devil" and the follow-up "7 Sinners" is just as good in my opinion.
My favorite song from the album is:
A good song too is:
Helloween has really upped the qaulity of their albums with their recent 2 releases. One of the only Power Metal bands where I can listen to an entire album (the old ones, and the new 2).
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I’ve always said there can never be enough folka/polka humppa drinking metal from Finland. Go ahead, ask my friends, I’ve always said that! Thankfully Korpiklaani feels much the same way so they keep churning out albums at a highly dependable rate (seven albums in seven years). If you heard any of the previous albums you know what to expect here on Ukon Wacka. If not, imagine a far less serious and way more drunken Finntroll. This is filled to the brim with ridiculously catchy humppa/polka styled folk metal meant to be played whilst hoisting huge frothy mugs of foaming ale. That’s entirely appropriate since Ukon Wacka was an ancient pagan festival where the beer flowed muchly. If such beer soaked party music from 1099 doesn’t sound appealing to you, go home and tell your mom you’re a loser not a boozer.
We can dispense with an elaborate exposition on the different moods, vibes and tempos on display on Ukon Wacken. This is another Korpiklaani soundtrack for dancing through the forest with liquored up gnomes and stoned dwarves and as such it’s fast paced, energetic, thumping and pumping folk metal. As usual, the combination of metal riffing and semi-harsh barking vocals blends well with the violin, flute and other woodland instruments and don’t forget that accordion! Throughout all the festive mayhem, Korpiklaani always weaves their country’s traditional sounds into the party metal mix flawlessly.
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So far, this is the oldest I've been.
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I'm in the middle of a big Devin Townsend phase, I just need to add this video to the mix.
Ziltoid must be one of he only times in history where 1 musician recorded all the parts and owned the record company.
Thanks to everyone who talked about Devin Townsend.
Ziltoid is the best! Devin definitely has my weird sense of humor. Great introduction to this style of music for me. Enjoy Ocean Machine as well but I sing to Ziltoid in the shower. Your welcome ladies.
